Content available exclusively for subscribers
There are some in the media pushing the Tyrod Taylor to the Jets’ narrative. I don’t think this is based on anything they are getting out of the building.
It’s just what I call “logic journalism.”
“Logic journalism” is when a writer goes with common sense and logic, and makes it seem like fact.
I will give you an example of what I perceive as “logic journalism.” This is what the Daily News wrote about Tampa Bay free agent quarterback Mike Glennon.
“Although Mike Maccagnan & Co. are intrigued by the Buccaneers backup signal caller, the feeling on One Jets Drive is that he’s not going to be worth the $14-plus million-per-year deal that he’s in line to get in the coming days. The Jets, frankly, believe that he’s destined for the Chicago Bears. The Jets view Glennon, who will turn 28 in December, as a solid player with a definite ceiling that isn’t high enough to get them to where they ultimately want to go.”
I don’t believe the Daily News is being briefed on what the Jets are thinking. The Jets are not big fans of that newspaper.
But honestly, I don’t think the Jets are briefing any writer on their thinking. Mike Maccagnan doesn’t share his thinking. You’d have to waterboard the Jets GM for him to “show some ankle” to use a very old expression.
That stuff in the paragraph above in the Daily News is just “logic journalism.” The Daily News writer doesn’t how the Jets are “feeling” or what they “believe” or how they “view.”
Nobody in the building is sharing that. I can assure you of that.
But the premise is probably dead-on that the Jets think that Glennon is too pricey at $14-15 million-a-year price tag that is being floated by his agents media surrogates.
The Daily News is pushing Tyrod Taylor to the Jets.
What do I think of this?
I think he’s .500 quarterback. And I’m not just saying that because his lifetime record is 14-14.
He’s a mediocre quarterback. Yes he has a great arm. Yes he’s got great speed and is a terrific scrambler. But he, like so many quarterbacks we have seen before, doesn’t read the field very well. He likes to see guys flash wide open and then he throws, like Geno Smith and Mark Sanchez. He doesn’t “throw guys open” very often and doesn’t throw many timing routes. I just think there is only so far you can do with this approach. The NFL isn’t a league with a lot of big throwing windows.
If you are looking for a guy who is going to wait for a player to get open and then throw it, you might as well bring Geno Smith back at a cheap price.
And that leads to another problem with Taylor. He’s not going to come cheap, and I think it’s foolish to spend big bucks on this guy.
In my opinion, the Jets would be better off signing a guy like Brian Hoyer on a one-year deal for let’s say $6 million than break the bank on Taylor.
I don’t think Taylor is going to be cheap, so to me, I’d stay away. He’s a decent quarterback, but not somebody you spend a pirate’s treasure on.
March 7, 2017
Premium will return by 9:30 pm on Wednesday.
